The value of the Lord Mayor of London Scholarships for Academic Excellence in 2018/19 will be £2,000 for all programmes (except those in Computer Science) and will be paid during the first year of study.

Computer Science programmes

Applicants to Computer Science, Computer Science with Cyber Security, Computer Science with Games Technology who achieve AAA (or a grade mix equivalent to AAA) at ‘A’ level will receive £2,000 and if one of their ‘A’ levels is a grade B or higher in either Mathematics or Computing/Computer Science, they will receive an additional £1,000.

Applicants to the above courses who achieve D*DD and above at BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma level will receive £1,000.

Students must be undertaking a full time course at City on 1st December 2018 to be eligible to receive The Lord Mayor of London Scholarship of Academic Excellence.

Students must be new entrants to Higher Education i.e. have not previously studied all or any part of an Undergraduate degree either in the UK or elsewhere.

Students must choose City, University of London as their Firm choice through UCAS at initial decision stage or Be placed through Clearing at City, University of London.

Only students paying the full UK/EU tuition fee, as set by the UK government, are eligible for an award.

Students must be commencing the first year of their degree as a new student i.e. those commencing in Year 2 or 3 will not be eligible.

Scholarships are only awarded in Year 1. Year 0 students progressing to Year 1 will not be eligible.

The Scholarship is available to all undergraduate students assessed as 'Home/EU' by City, University of London who meet the eligibility requirements.

Students assessed as 'Overseas' by City, University of London and are liable for the 'international' fee are not eligible.

Students who restart a degree will not be eligible.

The required qualifications at 'A' level are AAA or above. 'A' levels must have been obtained from an official UK board. General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship Studies 'A' levels are excluded. Two 'A' levels taken in the same subject will not count twice. Modular 'A' levels must have been cashed-in, certified and proven by 15th November 2018. Grades will be taken as stated on a student's certificate.

Scholarships are awarded using the strict eligibility grid. Other qualifications and grades are only considered at the discretion of City, University of London. All qualifications are subject to confirmation by 15th November 2018.

Students may be requested to provide additional information in order to confirm their eligibility for a Scholarship. Any additional information requested must be provided to City by 15th November 2018 in order for a student to be considered for a scholarship.

Students may be eligible for additional scholarships. However, students can only be awarded one of the City Scholarship Programme (CUSP) or The Lord Mayor of London Scholarship for Academic Excellence. In the event of an applicant being eligible for both the CUSP and the Lord Mayor of London Scholarship, the Lord Mayor of London Scholarship will be awarded.

Students who withdraw from City before completion of their studies for the first academic year will be liable to repay to City the full amount received.

City, University of London reserves the right to make changes to the terms and conditions of The Lord Mayor of London Scholarship for Academic Excellence and these will appear on our website.

For most students, your results will have been received electronically via UCAS. For some, however, where there is no electronic evidence we may need to write to you for confirmation or further details about your educational background. You must provide all of your documentary evidence by 15th November of your entry year.

You will be sent an email in January confirming your award and asking for your bank account details. You must confirm your bank account details to City by 31st January to enable your payment to be processed in February.

City, University of London must comply with a government census date which occurs on 1st December. As such we wait until after that reporting date before allocating the scholarships. Also, we have to cross-reference potential Lord Mayor's scholars with other awards that may have different selection criteria.

Students on BSc Optometry, BSc Speech and Language Science and all degrees funded by the NHS may be given the Lord Mayor Scholarship. They are allocated by academic merit but also by the date your original UCAS application was made.

As long as you are assessed as 'Home/EU' by City, have the required qualifications and fulfil all the necessary criteria, you will be put forward for the award. See the full Terms and Conditions for more information. If you do not have a 'Home/EU' fee status you may be eligible to apply for one of our other Bursaries and Scholarships.

Only the qualifications on the eligibility grid are counted. If your qualification is not on the grid then you must consider that it is excluded. Please refer to the eligibility grid for further information. If you do not have a 'Home/EU' fee status you may be eligible to apply for one of our other Bursaries and Scholarships.

Students are awarded on the basis of their qualifications on entry. You are given until the 15th November of your entry year to provide all bona fides. Retaking a qualification after that and backdating it will not be counted.

Students cannot receive more than one award from the National Scholarship Programme (NSP), the Lord Mayor's Scholarship (LMS) or the George Daniels Scholarship. If an applicant is eligible for both the NSP and the LMS, then the NSP will be awarded. Students cannot choose which to receive.

If an applicant is eligible for the George Daniels Scholarship then they will not be awarded the NSP or the LMS. There are, however, other scholarships which have no such exclusions and you may be eligible for more than one. Full details of scholarships awarded at City, University of London can be found on our bursaries and scholarships page

Under the Terms and Conditions, the Lord Mayor's Scholarship is only awarded to students where City is their first time in Higher Education. If you have done any previous study of any duration, at Undergraduate or Postgraduate level, you would not be entitled.

The Lord Mayor's Scholarship is only awarded to students who are fully registered and 'current' on 1st December. Also, the Terms and Conditions are subject to change and so will only apply to the year in which you actually start your course.

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